Review: Spa Find Calmit Extract Intensive Anti-ageing

I was lucky to be sent this product but I must state that I was under no obligation to write a review.

I really enjoyed using this so I wanted to share my thoughts with you and now that I have had this for a while and used this product up I am keen to share my opinion.

My first impression was how beautiful the packaging is. It looks expensive and I would be happy to receive this as a gift. When I opened the box I was I intrigued by the three glass bottles. This looked really unique to me, like nothing I had seen before. I expected this to be of a facial oil consistency but on inspection it is more watery than oily. It has a very slight and gentle floral scent.

This product landed on my doorstep at exactly the right time. My skin was in a worse state than I think it had ever been. I must be insane showing you this but here is a picture that I took of my skin on the day that I received this:

WARNING: SCARY PICTURE!

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Liebster Blog Award

Yay I'm so excited to receive my first blog award and it's from a blogger that I love reading, Twinmummyanddaddy! Thank you so so much!

The Liebster Blog Award is given to bloggers by bloggers. It is a way to acknowledge each other and say “you’re doing a great job”. It is for blogs with 200 or less followers, so it’s also a great way to spread the word about smaller blogs and get them more readers and followers!

When you receive the award, you post 11 random facts about yourself and answer 11 questions from the person(s) who nominated you. You pass the Award onto 11 other blogs (make sure you tell them you nominated them!) and ask them 11 questions. You’re not allowed to nominate the blog(s) who nominated you! (To get the button, right click the picture on my page and save the picture to your computer. You can then upload to your blog.)

11 Random Facts

1. I know all the words to Ice Ice Baby and Boom Shake the Room

2. I was an Irish Dancing Champion when I was 10

3. Massive Take That fan since I was around 11and have seen them in concert about 8 times, including 3 nights in a row!

4. I hate ironing

5. I have an OCD when it's comes to duvet covers. I can't stand it if the covers are not flat inside the duvet, need no lumps or bumps. Or if there is a bit of cover at the top with just sheet and no duvet inside ahhhh!

6. I hated marmite until about 2 years ago but now love cheese and marmite toasties or bagels

7. I have started reading the Hobbit probably 3 or 4 times between ages of 10 -20 and never finished it. One day I will finish that book!

8. I bite my nails but really wish I didn't!

9. Love watching old black and white films with Elvis, Audrey Hepburn, Marylin Monroe and Doris Day in them

10. I am soooooo bad at getting up in the morning, it doesn't matter what time I have to get up, I just want to stay there

11. I love red wine

Questions from twimmummyanddaddy

1. What is your favourite animal?

Dogs and dolphins, I can't choose one! Oh and I'd love a micro pig!

2. What did you want to be when you were a child?

A popstar

3. What do you enjoy most about blogging?

Getting my thoughts out of my head and interacting with lots of people that I wouldn't have known otherwise and putting our IVF journey out there so others can see they are not alone and throwing in a bit of fun with makeup etc to lighten the load.

4. Twitter or Facebook?

Twitter

5. Are you right or left handed?

Right handed

6. What was the name of your first pet?

Bit and Bot (2 hamsters)

7. Do you have any hobbies?

Blogging, making YouTube videos, hoarding makeup and snuggling my pups!

8. Can you play a musical instrument?

I Learnt guitar years ago think I can still play pink panther and knees up mother brown

9. If you were stranded on a desert island what would be your one luxury item?

My iPad but if there was no wifi on that island then probably a large supply of crisps or sunscreen assuming the island is in a hot climate!

10. Do you have any pets?

I have a Jack Russell called Sammy and a miniature dauschund called Lyla

11. What's the healthiest thing in your fridge?

Lots and lots of fruit and veg!

My 11 questions to you

1. Why did you start blogging?

2. What Is your favourite food?

3. If you could have a superpower for a day what would it be?

4. If you could trade places with someone else for a day who would you choose?

5. What is your pet hate?

6. What makes you smile?

7. What is your dream job?

8.If you could invent a flavour of crisps what flavour would they be

9.What Is your favourite song?

10. What is your best trait?

11. What is your worst trait?

Here are the 11 bloggers that I am nominating for this award (In no particular order)

Lynn-BabySteps

Juicyjuce

Twinglam

Timetobemommy

Sonyacisco

IVFPgd-hope2011

Someone Else's Baby

Notevena

FamilyDreams

The Domestic Princess

Ozivfchick

 

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IVF Has Taught Me.......

It's very difficult to explain effectively what it is really like to be in this situation and I don't think you could KNOW what it feels like if you haven't been here. Can you really know what it is like to face life without a family when it's all you really want? (some people want to be rock stars, movie stars, billionaires .... I just want to be a mummy and for Andy to be a daddy, so not asking much are we really). Or to Know what it's like to continually go through these invasive procedures to have any chance of becoming a family? What it is like to think you have got there and then to loose your precious baby? And then after all that, pick yourself up and try again and again.....whilst trying not to let it affect your marriage, to see your partner suffering and try to help you while you are suffering and have no idea how to help him, to get up every day and face the world and keep on top of things at work and at home. Do you ever feel like some people expect you just to "forget about it", "move on", "get over it", "put it behind you"? Or feel like you aren't given credit for what you are managing to do despite all this? Anyway, are some things I am learning along the way.....


Patience

I used to wish my life away- cant wait until the weekend, can't wait until my holiday etc. I don't really think like this now and try to live in real time. Work through day to day as it is without thinking too much about next week, next month.

Time is precious

I also used to build up so much anxiety weeks before cycles, appoinments, test results etc. spending weeks beforehand going over it all in my head and worrying about it. What will they say, what will the result be. Even with things like Andy going away. I would spend weeks or months thinking, what's it gonna be like when he's away, I'm going to be sad, it's going to be horrible. Again now I don't worry about these things until they happen, in that timeframe, in that moment. This has also made me a lot calmer and I don't worry so much until the occasion arises, ie I won't think about an appointment until the day is upon us.

Communicate, communicate, communicate!

Andy is my rock. He is so supportive. We have learnt to communicate much more about our feelings throughout this process. I think at the beginning we were both dealing with things in our own ways and were perhaps very insular with our feelings. It has not been easy but overtime we have both opened up more and are able to speak to eachother about how we feel. I think at the beginning we didn't want to say things for fear of upsetting eachother. I guess you have to be careful about how you say things but it is important that you do express you feelings.

You can't plan everything

I have always been an avid planner. I wanted to know what we were doing and when. Even as far ahead as next year. Things obviously haven't turned out the way we planned. You have to just roll with it. You can have an idea of what you would like to happen but perpare for the obstacles. The downside to this though is my usual organised and prepared self has gone out of the window. I will pack for holiday the day before instead of weeks ahead, I will make hair/beauty/dental apps at the last possible moment. To be honest I kind of like it this way. I just feels a bit more relaxed.

You learn who is really "there for you"

I don't think I need to elaborate on this one. Some don't "get it" but some don't even try to.

Appreciation/don't take anything for granted

Give yourself and eachother credit for getting though. You and your partner know more than anyone how all this feels so be kind to eachother. Tell eachother you are proud of them. Tell them you appreciate them for being there, for being strong or even just for getting through the day. Or even for putting up with your wobbles. I am proud to have Andy by my side. We are a team, in this together, getting on and getting through with the same goal in mind. We will get there, together and stronger.

I wouldn't even try to justify why this is happening to us and it's easy to say everything happens for a reason. But when the thing that is happening is this major sometimes it's hard to stick to that belief even if you do usually believe it. I will however say that sometimes I wonder if this is happening to us to teach us something and to make us grow. Whether I can truly believe this in the darkest hours (miscarriage/failed cycle) sometimes I like to reflect on what I have learnt from this and the positive things it has bought out in me. Whatever gets you through I guess.

What gets you through?

 

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